in South Australia. Carl was in bad shape, and his mom was nowhere to be seen, leading the family to believe the mother sheep had died. The family tried to “give” the lamb to a few sheep nearby, hoping they’d adopt him, but the sheep weren’t interested. So the family took the lamb back to their home in Adelaide, then contacted
Freedom Hill Sanctuary

, which agreed to take the lamb into its care. The family placed him in a cardboard box and drove him to the animal haven.

Carl was so young he needed to be bottle-fed every two hours, so Kelly Dinham, the cofounder of Freedom Hill Sanctuary, kept him inside her house. With Carl being housebound, a strong bond formed between him and Mangoes.

Since arriving at Freedom Hills, Carl has become stronger and healthier. “He’s now moved from being inside the house to out in the kindergarten area with the other lambs,” says Dinham. “He’s friends with Alisha and Frankie.”

But these two besties won’t always get to hang out. “Carl and his lamb friend Frankie have moved to live with a lovely couple with a small vegan sanctuary not far from Freedom Hill,” says Dinham. “Adopting these lambs out to a loving home makes way for more lambs that need our love and care. Plus more lambs for Mangoes to welcome too!”

Freedom Hill Sanctuary has raised over 37 orphaned lambs since the sanctuary began in 2011. It is the home to over 40 permanent sheep residents, 12 cows, 10 goats, eight horses, 50 chickens, three turkeys, four pigs, nine cats, four dogs and one deer.